UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 93
Annie Besant was
- responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement
- the founder of the Theosophical Society
- once the President of the Indian National Congress
Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation: Annie Besant established an Indian Home Rule League in 1916 and was INC President in 1917, but the Theosophical Society was founded earlier by H. P. Blavatsky and H. S. Olcott.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Correct - Besant founded/led a Home Rule League during the movement for self-government.
Statement/Item 2: Incorrect - The Theosophical Society was founded in 1875 by Blavatsky and Olcott; Besant later headed it.
Statement/Item 3: Correct - She presided over the 1917 session of the Indian National Congress.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - excludes true item 3.
B: Incorrect - includes false item 2 and excludes true item 1.
C: Correct - selects all and only the accurate statements/pairs.
D: Incorrect - includes false item 2.